Egg Lake

Cass County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11000500

DNR records show 2 stocking entries at Egg Lake since 2024, most recently largemouth bass adults in 2024 (91 fish).

Egg Lake has 2 DNR stocking records across 1 year (2024-2024): largemouth bass (1), northern pike (1).
The most-stocked species by count is largemouth bass: 91 fish on record.
Maximum depth 10 ft; surface area 96 acres, 1.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: August 18, 1988 (standard survey).
Cass County, nearest town Shovel Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 11000500.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2024	Largemouth Bass	adults	91	45.5
2024	Northern Pike	adults	45	145.2

Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.

Public accesses

Type	Owner	Where
O	county	- North end of lake - county land.

DNR fish survey, 1988

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	76.75	307	0.14
Black crappie	Standard trap nets	4.25	17	0.12
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	4.00	16	0.16
Yellow perch	Standard trap nets	1.50	6	0.10
Largemouth bass	Standard trap nets	1.00	4	0.81
Northern pike	Standard trap nets	1.00	4	2.92
Brown bullhead	Standard trap nets	0.50	2	0.50
White sucker	Standard trap nets	0.25	1	2.50
Yellow perch	Standard gill nets	30.00	60	0.09
Black crappie	Standard gill nets	18.00	36	0.12
Bluegill	Standard gill nets	9.50	19	0.13
Northern pike	Standard gill nets	6.50	13	2.19
Brown bullhead	Standard gill nets	4.50	9	0.78
Pumpkinseed	Standard gill nets	4.50	9	0.11
White sucker	Standard gill nets	1.00	2	2.70
Largemouth bass	Standard gill nets	1.00	2	2.00

Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.

The yellow perch population is above average for the Brainerd area. The catch per gill net set was 30.0 and the weight was 2.65 pounds/set. Local median is 7.42/set.The catch rate for the species; northern pike, white sucker, brown bullhead, pumpkinseed, bluegill, largemouth and black crappies all indicated average population status for the Brainerd Area median.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, August 18, 1988.

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Egg Lake

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 1988

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